Sunday
This morning (I guess it would be more correct to call it the afternoon at this point) we went to a nearby cafe for beer (haha) and fried eggplant with honey. Then we walked around the city, but it's shitty out today, so we're probably going to watch Game of Thrones at some point.
Ok, Emily came over and we watched some epic GoT, then walked around the city some more. Needless to say, we headed in the direction of food. Emily knew about a little British owned pub, where we had some rounds of drinks and excellent tapas. We hung out there for a bit just chatting, then went to an arabic themed tea and hookah bar, where we obtained some excellent tea. Then kebab... I've been noticing that different cities in Europe do kebab a little differently. In France and Germany it was half a toasted pita, filled like a hoagie. In Madrid, it was a kind of crunchy flat hamburger bun type thing. Here in Granada it is a filled pita, rolled up like a burrito, which I think is the best yet. ...clearly I've been thinking a lot about kebab...
After the kebab nom-session, we hit up an irish pub and got a few more drinks. A little pricier, but having some Guiness in Europe reminded me how it's so much better than back home. After Emily left, Sarah and I stayed until 3am for a few more drinks. Then we tried for more kebab, but it was unfortunately closed.
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| Just a couple of normal sisters |
Monday
We got up this morning for a walking tour of the Albaicin wall and some other areas in the north that we hadn't seen yet. It's been kind of overcast, but at least it's not raining. And we got some INSANE strawberries at an outdoor market on our way to meet Emily. Holy crap: best strawberries EVER. We basically walked around the northern part of the city, through the quaint-as-fuck passageways and gates and down magical streets. A lot of great views of the Alhambra from different spots around the city.
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| Ok this city is pretty rad |
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| The weather is... interesting |
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| Kitteh wanted some Bueno Bar |
After getting our walk on, we went to that little hippy cafe again to get some food and tinto.
Later at night we opted to go to an irish pub for trivia. It was in English, so at least we could play... but it was run by a British guy. Some of the sports questions were... skewed. Most of them were based on soccer. Not so good. But I rocked the music questions. And after about 7 coronas (great choice at an irish pub) it was the first time on the trip I felt a little drunk.
Tuesday
Sarah and I woke up at sunrise to see from the hostel roof. Finally a nice day!
We used the Sun for some extremely pleasant walking and sight seeing. We went up to a park by the Alhambra, Carmen de los Martires. It was really pretty and had some peacocks to imitate, so that's fun. And there were little kittens to play with. We then returned to the park from yesterday with the great view of the Alhambra. We had a few beers in the Sun with a great view: always a good way to spend your afternoon.
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| Kittehs love me |
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| My zoom is pretty decent |
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| I'm not sure which Alhambra I like better! |
Then we decided to have some cookies and sangria on the hostel roof. It was a perfect way to prepare for a bullfight. That's right, ANOTHER BULLFIGHT. Emily got us tickets at the Plaza del Toros, which is rare now because bullfighting is starting to become looked down upon. This bullfighting experience was a lot different from the one in Sevilla. Fans didn't dress in suits and flamenco dresses for one thing. And the matadors didn't wear flashy, ornate clothes. But on the bright side, we arrived early AND there are stairs in this stadium, so we didn't repeat the horrific experience from last time. And the matadors put on a better show. Well, at least two of them had really impressive moves. But the last one had a really tough bull, and right off the bat was trampled a bit (how the hell was he ok after that?). But he kept losing the bull's interest, and then botched his finishing attempts really badly. The crowd was not pleased.
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| This dude was nuts |
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| MISSED IT |
Anyway, we finished our Granada experience with a return trip to the Poe for delicious tapas. Holy fuck those are so good.
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